Bible Strands
Luke 21:35
For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet Discourse, concluding his teaching on the end times immediately before his arrest. He describes a future event that will affect every inhabitant of the earth.
The words — The text highlights ἐπεισελεύσεται (epeiseleusetai), meaning "it will enter," and γὰρ (gar), meaning "for." These terms frame the sudden arrival of the coming day as a direct consequence of the preceding warning.
The thread — This warning echoes the suddenness of divine judgment found in Revelation 16:15 and the inescapable nature of unexpected doom in Ecclesiastes 9:12. The imagery of a sudden trap also links back to the snare metaphor in Luke 21:34.
Why it lands — The text states that the coming day will reach every person living on earth without exception. It demands immediate vigilance rather than passive assumption of safety.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Cross-references
- Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Psalms 11:6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12 For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Isaiah 24:17 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Jeremiah 48:43 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
- Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
- Genesis 7:4 For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
- Acts 17:26 From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.